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Alternative PressJan 11, 2011Outside has a knack for taking these slow-building verses toward delayed rewards--by the time you reach the marrow of a tune, it's already the best Tapes 'N Tapes song you've ever heard. [Feb 2011, p.90]
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Jan 12, 2011It's a cleaner, catchier Tapes 'n Tapes that, despite often flaunting rather than infusing its influences, may actually leave you humming its tunes.
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Jan 10, 2011Give Outside a listen, then maybe invite these guys in again.
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Jan 10, 2011It's a broad spectrum of styles, but sometimes that's just another way to describe the comfort of being your (multiple) selves.
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Jan 7, 2011T'nT soldier on with Outside, offering a veritable Whitman's Sampler of collegerock touchstones (the Pixies, Talking Heads, Modest Mouse) in one cannily melodic jumble.
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Dec 19, 2011They've rediscovered what made them vital.
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Jan 10, 2011All in all, Outside is a solid third album and a return to form of sorts from a band clearly in the midst of a big transition.
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Jan 10, 2011Outside tastes like having returned to my favorite bar to find they've redone the menu. Only this time, all the improvements are positive ones.
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Under The RadarJan 10, 2011It's a record that captures their visceral live energy, always the band's strongest point, which was largely lost on the studio lapidary of their LPs. [Year End 2010, p.71]
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Jan 18, 2011Tapes 'n Tapes will probably never again manage to capture the youthful, devil-may-care magic of The Loon--those times are passed. But Outside, with its handful of pretty fantastic tracks, shows positive signs that this band may not be the victim of early success that it once seemed destined to be.
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Q MagazineApr 12, 2011The absence of a monstrous lead track, though, suggests the appeal will remain selective. [Apr 2011, p.110]
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Jan 10, 2011With Outside, Tapes n' Tapes have it really tough because, frankly, they're questioned by those who originally praised them in the first place.
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Jan 11, 2011Like a car trip across North Dakota, Outside takes a long time to get where it's going, and doesn't offer enough of interest along the way.
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Jan 11, 2011Outside is a fine but ultimately feckless return to form, an attempt to rebuild The Loon's simple charms.
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Jan 11, 2011Nonetheless, despite its polish and mood swings, Outside confirms the fear that Tapes 'n Tapes just aren't that exciting anymore.
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Jan 7, 2011Obviously, Tapes 'n Tapes wouldn't be content as a glorified indie-rock cover band, but what Outside lacks is a sense of what they would want to be instead.
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Jan 7, 2011There's a pervasive lack of hooks, not to mention an eerie sense of anonymity.
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Feb 23, 2011The general malaise that characterises Outside manifests itself in many forms: 'Mighty Long's overwhelming dearth of meaning, the sluggish pacing of 'People You Know' or the shortlived kick-back against mediocrity that is 'Freak Out'.
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Positive: 9 out of 13
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Mixed: 4 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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